Nurse Paralegal

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Employer-paid life insurance

Employer-paid short-term disability

401(k) plan match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. in Memphis, TN seeks a full-time Nurse Paralegal to join a rock-star litigation team. The role supports attorneys in a busy defense practice focused on medical negligence and malpractice, working hands-on with clients and staff.

The ideal candidate has a RN background with 6+ years of experience, paralegal certification preferred, and strong command of medical terminology, HIPAA, and legal documentation. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required; paralegal certification preferred.
• 6+ years as a registered nurse; 2+ years of law firm consultant/paralegal experience preferred.
• Proficient understanding of medical terminology and HIPAA compliance; strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication; ability to interact with court personnel, attorneys, clients and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Request, analyze, and summarize medical records for clients, attorneys, and experts.
• Conduct medical journal research via Internet or libraries.
• Abstract medical records and prepare outlines and narrative summaries.
• Analyze medical records and billings to evaluate medical evidence; prepare case analysis.
• Coordinate medical expert deposition preparation and identify relevant experts.
• Prepare documents and chronologies for hearings or trials; draft memos and reports.
• Perform preliminary legal research as needed; assist with other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing background

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Medical terminology

HIPAA compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Paralegal Certification

Tools

Westlaw

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. has an amazing opportunity for a full-time Nurse Paralegal to join a rock star litigation team in the Memphis, TN office.

The individual in this role primarily supports attorneys with a busy defense litigation practice with an emphasis on medical negligence and malpractice. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the legal team by requesting, analyzing, and summarizing medical records for clients, attorneys, and experts.
• Conduct medical journal research via the Internet or through local libraries.
• Abstract medical records, organize and prepare both outline and narrative summaries of the records for internal use and for presentation to the client.
• Analyze medical records and billings to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the medical evidence, including pre-existing or co-existing medical conditions. Prepare case analysis. Identify issues, omissions, and discrepancies.
• Identify and provide information regarding medical experts and physicians; coordinate medical expert deposition preparation.
• Assist attorneys with medical evidence preparation and organization for a hearing or trial.
• Compose and type document production, including case analysis memoranda for attorneys, outline and narrative summaries, and chronologies of medical records, correspondence, and reports.
• Compile data for exhibits.
• Conduct preliminary legal research as necessary
• Other job-related duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required. Paralegal Certification preferred.
• 6+ years as a registered nurse. 2+ years of law firm consultant/paralegal experience preferred.
• Proficient understanding and utilization of medical terminology, anatomical drawings, laboratory tests, and medications. Possess a thorough understanding of medical conditions to explain or illustrate a diagnosis.Proficient proofreading, redlining, and editing of documents. Must ensure accuracy, comprehension, and overall grammar and punctuation.
• Has a full understanding of HIPAA compliance. Understands and complies with all other related regulatory mandates.
• Research, analytical, organizational, and critical thinking skills are required.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and knowledge and application of legal research tools (Westlaw).
• Superior written and oral communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with court personnel, attorneys and their staff, clients, witnesses, and outside vendors.

Benefits

Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees, including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short-term disability insurance, a generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

Physical Demands

This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching, and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear.

Working Conditions

This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.

QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking enthusiastic candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.